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Horse profile

Hows The Boy

Bandmaster (USA) × Fashion Princess (GB) (Van Der Linden (FR))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2003

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 6 May 2010, Newton Abbot (PU/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
6 May 10	Newton Abbot	PU/12	40/1	Jack Doyle	Victor Dartnall	The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	Class 4	Hurdle	2m2½f	Good	11-0	Express Leader (GB)	£3,383	1/11

PU/126 May 10 · Newton Abbot40/1
The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Class 42m2½fGood
All fields
Date
6 May 10
Course
Newton Abbot
Pos
PU/12
SP
40/1
Jockey
Jack Doyle
Trainer
Victor Dartnall
Race
The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m2½f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Express Leader (GB)
Winner prize
£3,383
Future form
1/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
6 May 10	Newton Abbot	The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	PU/12	Bold Exit (IRE)	11	15 Jul 10	Cartmel	Birthday Girls' Maiden Hurdle

PU/126 May 10 · Newton Abbot
The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
All fields
Date
6 May 10
Course
Newton Abbot
Race
The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
This horse
PU/12
Winner next time
Bold Exit (IRE)
Their pos
11
Won on
15 Jul 10
At
Cartmel
Race won
Birthday Girls' Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Victor Dartnall	6 May 10	6 May 10	PU/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Victor Dartnall

Trainer: Victor Dartnall
First run: 6 May 10
Last run: 6 May 10
First run for yard: PU/12
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	6 May 10	6 May 10

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 6 May 10
Last run: 6 May 10

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchBandmaster (USA)

Parent · 1

SireBandmaster (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDixieland Band (USA)
Sire's damQueen's Bid (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchFashion Princess (GB)

Parent · 1

DamFashion Princess (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireVan Der Linden (FR)
Dam's damPendle's Secret (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Bandmaster (USA)

Fashion Princess (GB)

Dixieland Band (USA)

Queen's Bid (USA)

Van Der Linden (FR)

Pendle's Secret (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHows The Boy (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2003

SireBandmaster (USA)

DamFashion Princess (GB)

DamsireVan Der Linden (FR)

Sire's sireDixieland Band (USA)

Sire's damQueen's Bid (USA)

2nd damPendle's Secret (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingPride Of Fashion (GB)

Female line

Fashion Princess (GB) · by Van Der Linden (FR) · 0 winners from 3 runners
Pendle's Secret (GB) · 4 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance
Bandmaster (USA)	Fashion Princess (GB)	Van Der Linden (FR)	gelding	Flat 6.7f · NH 2m4½f

Bandmaster (USA)

Sire: Bandmaster (USA)
Dam: Fashion Princess (GB)
Damsire: Van Der Linden (FR)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f · NH 2m4½f

Progeny of Bandmaster (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	314	16	63	5.1%	20.1%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	81	6	15	7.4%	18.5%	1
On Good going	91	3	17	3.3%	18.7%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	20	2	3	10.0%	15.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 314
Wins: 16
Placed: 63
Win %: 5.1%
Place %: 20.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 81
Wins: 6
Placed: 15
Win %: 7.4%
Place %: 18.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 91
Wins: 3
Placed: 17
Win %: 3.3%
Place %: 18.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 20
Wins: 2
Placed: 3
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 15.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Bandmaster (USA) × Van Der Linden mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hows The Boy (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Hows The Boy (GB)

Horse: Hows The Boy (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Fashion Princess (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Bandmaster (USA) out of Fashion Princess (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Triune (GB)

Pride Of Fashion (GB)0W · 2R
Master Of Fashion (GB)0W · 2R

Female line

1Fashion Princess (GB) · by Van Der Linden (FR)
2Pendle's Secret (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Pendle's Secret family

In brief

When was Hows The Boy foaled?

Hows The Boy (GB) was foaled in 2003.

Who are the sire and dam of Hows The Boy?

Hows The Boy (GB) is by Bandmaster (USA) out of Fashion Princess (GB), a daughter of Van Der Linden (FR).

Who trained Hows The Boy?

Hows The Boy (GB) was trained by Victor Dartnall and owned by J A F Cairns at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Hows The Boy's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Hows The Boy (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Hows The Boy still racing?

Hows The Boy (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 May 2010 at Newton Abbot in the The Winning Post Restaurant "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 12 ran), and has not run there since.